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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Rosicky's desire?
(a) To stay in the city.
(b) To ride horses.
(c) To sing in the opera.
(d) To return to the country.

2. What has the doctor never been able to separate a Bohemian from?
(a) Their coffee or pipe.
(b) Their crops and animals.
(c) Their farm.
(d) Their family.

3. What does Rosicky have that is long and brown?
(a) Hair.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A rake.
(d) A mustache.

4. How much did Rosicky pay for standing room at the opera?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) One dollar.
(c) One dollar and fifty cents.
(d) Two dollars.

5. What kind of instrument did Zichec play?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) A violin.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Rosicky and his chum have after the performances?

2. What does Mrs. Rosicky have in her apron when she meets Mr. Rosicky?

3. What did Mary think the neighbor children look like?

4. How many years does Dr. Burleigh think Rosicky's heart is good for?

5. What do the boys do if Rosicky goes to throw hay down from the loft?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two years of his youth that Rosicky doesn't like to remember?

2. When the doctor arrived for breakfast at the Rosicky home, what did the children help him with?

3. What does Rosicky reflect on as he is looking out his window and listening to the wind blow?

4. According to Rosicky, what is the problem with big cities?

5. What is the doctor's response to Rosicky when Rosicky suggests he just get a new heart?

6. Why didn't Mary want to sell more cream when the creamery agent tried to persuade them otherwise?

7. Describe the Rosicky home as Mary and Anton enter it.

8. What makes Polly want to drop her head on Rosicky's shoulder?

9. Where did Rosicky live in New York?

10. When Doctor Burleigh tells Rosicky that he has a bad heart, what is Rosicky's excuse for feeling short of breath?

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